Course Description
Our French for Absolute Beginners course syllabus provides a first contact with the language for those students with no previous knowledge or studied it a long time ago. The syllabus is based on different topics that will help you get by when meeting French speaking people. At the same time, it introduces the workings and sounds of the language and it provides the necessary tools to enable students to make sentences from scratch.In addition to intensive language training in the four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - various aspects of French society and culture will be introduced through audio and video extracts and short texts. The emphasis throughout will be on communicative skills, both oral and written
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the student should be able to
· Explain the basic structures of the French language and use these in writing and in speech
· Demonstrate a sufficient knowledge of French vocabulary to communicate in everyday situations
· Recognize basic structures and vocabulary in written and spoken materials,
· Read and listen to articles/news items/short stories in French Read French language
· Interpretate sentences from English to French and vice-versa
· Identify grammatical errors in French wordings and sentences
The course content shall include
· Grammer
ü Verbs “avoir” and “etre”
ü Present tense
ü Questions
ü Possessive Adjectives
ü Negative sentences
ü Alphabet and numbers
ü
Present
tense for verbs
in –ER, -IR and –RE
ü Present tense of irregular verbs
ü
Verbs:
To be able to & To want
To know
ü Possessive Pronouns
ü
· Vocabulary
ü Countries and Nationalities
ü Professions
ü Family
ü Food and drink
ü Days of the week
ü Months
ü Money
· Constructing sentences’ for the following activities
- The
time
Asking and giving the time
Asking when the shops/museums open - Shopping
Asking for prices and describing what you want - Travelling
- Buying your tickets. Asking for information
- French ‘speed dating’
- Talking about your family
Required Readings Materials
Jansma K. & Kassen, M. A.(2013).Motifs: An Introduction to French. 6th (ed.). Cengage Learning